# Accident 20150106000049A: Beech V35B, Long View, NC, January 6, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 2015, 17:30 local time
- Place: Long View, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7200° N, 81.1400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7200&lon=-81.1400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N246JT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N246JT-2018-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-520
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150106000049A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UPON DEPARTURE FROM RWY 24 AT HKY, PILOT DESCRIBED A LOUD 'BANG' AND ENGINE POWER LOSS.  AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM AIRPORT IN RESIDENTIAL AREA.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A SINGLE TREE CAUSING THE LEFT WING AND ENGINE TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRFRAME.  EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A HOLE IN THE CRANKCASE INBOARD OF THE #2 CYLINDER AND BELOW THE LEFT MAGNETO.  THE LEFT MAGNETO SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE AND HAD A SINGLE IMPACT POINT WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE HOLE IN THE CRANKCASE.  PILOT AND ONE PAX DESCRIBED A SLIGHT TAPPING SOUND DURING PREFLIGHT RUN-UP BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE IF FROM RADIOS OR ENGINE.  AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA15LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA092), Jan 6, 2015: Beech V35B (N246JT), Long View, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of the lower rear crankshaft counterweight snap rings by unknown maintenance personnel, which resulted in the separation of the counterweight and a subsequent total loss of…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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